A Chinese Dongfeng tourist rental car and a Moskvitch crashed this Wednesday between kilometers 80 and 88 of the National Highway (at the height of Artemisa province), according to several photos shared by witnesses.
The causes of the accident are unknown, as well as whether there were any injuries, as those who reported the incident in the popular Facebook group "Accidentes Buses & Camiones" claimed to have passed by the scene apparently well after the event.
One of them passed through the area around noon, and the scene was that of a deserted avenue where the two broken-down cars were in the middle of the street, like mute protagonists of the story.
The strange scene of the two vehicles, the Asian one with damage to the front and the Russian one with a strong impact on the left side, has left dozens of internet users puzzled, wondering what could have happened for both cars to collide on such a wide road.
"In that good and broad segment, they can only blame the Blockade," joked a user in the group.
Among the possible hypotheses are a burst tire that led to losing control of the vehicle, one of the two drivers nodding off, or a poorly calculated turning maneuver.
From what I see in the photo, the Tur crashed into the other one; "Surely the one with the 'fly' was going to make a U-turn... and behind was the Dong Fend... and gave it a good whack"; "That Moskovitch was surely dodging potholes, as that stretch is in really bad shape and the Donfeng was going fast," were some of the comments.
"That piece is dangerous, they put asphalt on the divider and when there are potholes, some end up on the divider and before you know it, you are on the other lane," "You have to travel it at night to see how there are hundreds of kilometers where you don't know which lane you are in. Not a single line," other internet users commented.
There were those who speculated that perhaps the accident happened in the early hours of the morning and the cars were left there as mute witnesses to a tragedy that took place in a context with other aggravating factors, especially the darkness of the night.
In the comments section of various publications about the event, several Internet users entered into a debate on whether there are potholes on that stretch of the National Highway.
Another reason is that not only night, but also a very sunny day can contribute to accidents, even if it is on a wide avenue with few cars.
Even the intense sun of these days can play a trick on you. Take the highway at that time, and it feels like you are in the Sahara Desert. The rising columns of steam distort the image in front of you. Driving at that time is very exhausting," he pointed out.
"To crash, you just have to be on the road. All those who give opinions while seated in an office will never crash. Do you know how many things can happen for there to be an accident? That's why it's called an accident. If instead of a highway they were on a railroad track, they definitely wouldn't crash," pointed out a user from the group who showed more compassion than the several who criticized the drivers.
What happened? It is not known for sure, but the Chinese and Russian cars were left there, in the middle of the street, to confirm that accidents continue to be a problem in Cuba every day.
As of the closing of this report, there are no other confirmed details about the traffic accident.
Accidents of all kinds show no mercy on Cuban roads since the beginning of the year, following the same trend that was already evident in 2023.
Last year, 729 people lost their lives in Cuba as a result of traffic accidents. Authorities recorded 8,556 road accidents that left 5,938 injured. Human error was responsible for 91% of these incidents, authorities said.
In one of the most recent incidents, a serious accident occurred on the night of May 20th on 5th Avenue, in the Miramar neighborhood of Havana, Playa municipality, leaving at least one person injured when a tourist car collided with a BMW that came to a stop several meters away from where the Tur ended up.
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